Women in the Military: November 3
Queens: Illegal Conversions on the Rise
Sitting in her new airy room in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Jill, 26, recalls the days when she lived in an illegal basement in Ridgewood, Queens. Cell phone signals did not exist, bath towel always had a rotten smell, and everyday was
Chinese Homebuyers Entering the U.S. Market
Lu Hong, a 25-year-old nursing student at SUNY Stony Brook, migrated to the U.S. in 2004 from the eastern Zhejiang Province, China. Hong’s father, a Chinese businessman with a U.S. green card, spends two months a year in America and
A Fight For Mental Health In Minority Communities
BROOKLYN—She fought. She fought from high school to high school. Until Patice Ratliff started receiving counseling at her sixth high school, Brownsville Academy, she didn’t understand why fighting was always her first instinct. “Counseling is not just ‘oh my God,
Debates on School Co-Location Rage in NYC
New York—Even when the parents of PS 184 Shuang Wen School (SW) won the battle against the City Department of Education (DOE) back in 2009 to keep charter schools and traditional public schools from sharing buildings, they knew it was
Brighton Beach School Leads the Way for Fitness Outside of the Gym
As the doors to room 219 open, the sound of third graders “bouncing” and “scooting” overpowers the voice of Beyoncé. Twenty-two children have their eyes fixed on the dance instructor, who is simultaneously relaying dance steps while jumping herself. This
Russians move from the Ballet to the Ballroom
Some of the most famous names of Russian descent are associated with ballet, such as Tchaikovsky, Irina Baronova and Mikhail Baryshnikov. But for today’s generation, Karina Smirnoff or Anna Trebunsnkaya often come to mind first, Russian dancers famous for their
9/11 A Decade Later
Charity Elder, Gabi Menezes and Carey Fox were NYU News and Documentary students when the 9/11 attacks took place. The days and weeks after the attack they were out in the streets of New York City reporting for their stories. Elder
